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saleboat · 07-31-2006, 10:45 AM

The studies that show no survival benefit based on routine scanning (for early stage bc) are all pre-Herceptin and lots of other new targeted treatment options-- gamma knife, etc. I can't help but wonder if that with all the new Her2 therapies, these studies are outdated.

That said, my Onc doesn't do routine scans, and I'm in no hurry to get them. But the argument that 'studies show...blah blah' is not an argument. At this point, I think it would be better to say 'we don't know' and should be subject of further study.

Jen

07-31-2006, 10:45 AM	#19
saleboat Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 250	The studies that show no survival benefit based on routine scanning (for early stage bc) are all pre-Herceptin and lots of other new targeted treatment options-- gamma knife, etc. I can't help but wonder if that with all the new Her2 therapies, these studies are outdated. That said, my Onc doesn't do routine scans, and I'm in no hurry to get them. But the argument that 'studies show...blah blah' is not an argument. At this point, I think it would be better to say 'we don't know' and should be subject of further study. Jen __________________ dx 4/05 @ 34 y.o. Stage IIIC, ER+ (90%)/PR+ (95%)/HER2+ (IHC 3+) lumpectomy-- 2.5 cm 15+/37 nodes (IVF in between surgery and chemo) tx dd A/C, followed by dd Taxol & Herceptin 30 rads (or was it 35?) Finished Herceptin on 7/24/06 Tamox livingcured.blogspot.com "Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow." -- Helen Keller